When DeafRead came out last year, it was the first world-wide means of empowerment, a type of media for Deaf people that enabled us to interact, communicate, empower, and support one another. DeafRead was the “voice” to the world of Deaf people–as we really are.
This reality is just like what happened when the hearing […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by egbertpress
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I would like to tell you my experience learning sign language and living with deaf people starting back in 1966.
My name is John Egbert, some of you may know me as a founder of DBC(Deaf Bilingual Coalition). This post has nothing to do with DBC and I am not representing DBC. This is about […]
Posted on January 14th, 2008 by egbertpress
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A good hearing friend of mine contacted me about this interesting information from a book “Our Attitude Toward the Sign Language” at the library.
It is a very interesting speech by Mr. Steppuhn, A German teacher of the deaf in Essen, Germany. It indicates some of the challenges we face in the U.S. - Today […]
Posted on January 4th, 2008 by egbertpress
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